2009 Nissan Altima Wipers & Visibility Problems

Direct sun radiating on the dashboard has resulting in a deterioration of the surface, creating a sheen that creates a reflection on the windshield that is a constant distracts and under certain circumstances (depending on where the sun is at on the horizon), can impair the driver's view of traffic and objects in front of the vehicle. The deterioration of the dashboard began after about five years of being owned and operating in Texas (and resulting sun and heat), but is becoming increasingly problematic as the dashboard surface continues to degrade.

WE ARE OWNERS OF ONE OF THE "MELTING DASH" ALTIMAS MODEL YEAR 2009. THE GLARE THAT THE DASH PROJECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD IN SUNNY CONDITIONS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WE HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE BAD REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE MELTED DASH. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN, BUT THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE INTERESTED IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE ANYONE IS KILLED OR INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND LANDED ON THE ROAD. THE SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. DON FRANKLIN LEXINGTON NISSAN (3360 RICHMOND RD, LEXINGTON, KY 40509, 1-(859) 263-5020) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2018. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE SUBSTANCE USED TO HOLD THE FRAME AND GLASS FAILED TO SECURE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUN ROOF, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SEALANT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CREATING A DANGEROUS GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD. I JUST HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK DUE TO THE GLARE BEING SO BAD THAT IT INTERFERES WITH MY EVERYDAY DRIVING. I AM LIVING WITH FEAR EVERY TIME I COMMUTE ANYWHERE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHOM I'VE OWNED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT FROM THE NISSAN DEALER.

CPSC:THIS WINTER I WAS NOTICING AND HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS WITH GLARE AND SUN AND LIGHTS AT NIGHT REFLECTING ON THESE SHINY "MELTED" AREAS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, MY DASH WAS ALL ORIGINALLY A BLACK MATTE FINISH AND GLARE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE DASH MATERIAL APPEARING TO BREAK DOWN. I DECIDED TO GOOGLE "MELTING DASHBOARDS" TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND TO FIX OR REPAIR, OR REPORTS, ETC. *BF UPDATED 08/31/2017*JS ...UPDATED 10/03/17 *BF UPDATED 10/25/17 *BF *JS *TR

STICKY AND MELTING DASHBOARD IN MY NISSAN ALTIMA . I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE DURING SUNNY DAYS AND ABOUT TO GET INTO ACCIDENT COUPLE OF TIMES THIS SUMMER.

DASH BOARD MELTING VERY STICKY CAN'T CLEAN BLINDING GLARE IN WINDSHIELD WHEN IN SUN HARD TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BUT AS I HAVE READ THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN IN HOT HUMID CLIMATE ALONG WITH THE STEERING LOCK DEFECTS .SEEMS NISSAN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT SAFETY ONLY WANTS TO SELL THE VEHICLE AND TAKE THE PROFITS

MELTING DASHBOARD CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN SUN IS SHINING ON THE DASH. GLARE IS SO BRIGHT. DASH COLLECTS DIRT. IF YOU TOUCH IT YOU FINGER WILL SINK INTO THE MELTING DASH.

MELTING DASHBOARD RESULTS IN SEVERE GLARE. THE GLARE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE.

THE DASH IS COVERED IN THIS STICKY SUBSTANCE ,AND WHEN THE SUN IS OUT HAS A TERRIBLE GLARE IN THE WINDOW.

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT HAS A STICKY-MELTING DASHBOARD THAT CAN NOT BE CLEANED IT HAS A GLARE THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WIND SHIELD THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT-NISSAN WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS YOU PAY THEM TO REPLACE IT FOR ALMOST $2000.00 AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSIUE ALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA

DRIVING HOME AT 4PM, THE GLARE FROM MY DASHBOARD AFFECTED MY VISION. WHEN I TOUCHED THE DASHBOARD, IT WAS MELTING AND STICKY. THIS WAS CAUSING THE GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD AFFECTING MY OUTWARD VISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, SUN ROOF GLASS CAME OUT OF ROOF. THERE IS A RECALL ON SUN ROOF GLASS DUE TO SHODDY, IMPROPER INSTALLATION. CONTACTED SUN ROOF COMPANY ABOUT RECALL, FILED A CLAIM, WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED IN A CONVENIENT AND TIMELY MANNER. THEY GAVE ME THEIR INSTALLERS CONTACT INFO AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT THEM WITH SOME INFO AND THEY( THE INSTALLER) WOULD HANDLE THE REST. WHEN I CONTACTED THE INSTALLER I WAS TOLD RATHER RUDELY THAT I WAS NOT TO CALL THEM(INSTALLER), THAT THEY WERE VERY BUSY, AND WOULD GET THE INFO FROM THE COMPANY(WEBASTO) AND CONTACT ME WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE PARTS. AFTER A WEEK OR SO, I CONTACTED WEBASTO AGAIN TO SEE IF I COULD HAVE AN INSTALLER IN MY CITY TO REPAIR THE GLASS DUE TO THE TIME IT WAS TAKING AND THE FACT THAT THEIR INSTALLER WAS NOT IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION. AT FIRST I WAS TOLD YES, I WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET A ONE TIME AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INSTALLER I CHOSE. MY INSTALLER FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN, THEN AFTER ABOUT FOUR DAYS OF NO RETURN CALL ABOUT THE AUTHORIZATION, I CONTACTED WEBASTO AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE REFUSING TO O.K. MY INSTALLER, AND INSISTING THAT I USE THEIR INSTALLER EVEN AT THE COST OF IT BEING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER OR AT MY CONVENIENCE. STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE TO DATE. TODAY'S DATE BEING 3/31/15. *TR

I DRIVE A 2009 NISSAN ULTIMA OVER A YEAR AGO I NOTICED SOMETHING STICKY ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I FINALLY REALIZED "MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING" I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS UP THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY $2,000 DASHBOARD IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS TO HAPPEN I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CRACKED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY DASH ON MY CAR HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY STICKY AND SHINY. I DO NOT USE ARMOR ALL, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE GUY AT NISSAN SUGGEST I CLEAN IT WITH THAT. THAT WAS HIS FIX. THERE IS ACTUALLY NOTHING THAT I CAN CLEAN THE DASH WITH AS IT IS SO STICKY. I DO ATTEMPT MILD SOAP AND WATER WITH A SPONGE. IT'S BECOME SO SHINY THAT IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW. LIVING IN THE "SUNSHINE STATE" MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, WITH NO RESOLUTION. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. *TR

DRIVING ON STREET WHEN MOONROOF SHATTERED. NO APPARENT CAUSE DETERMINED, BUT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. BREAK OF MOONROOF SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WITH GLASS FRAGMENTS GOING BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COVERED IN GLASS, BUT NO INJURIES. HOWEVER, ROOF AND TRUNK HAD PAINT DAMAGE FROM BROKEN GLASS. *TR

FRONT WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN ON THEIR OWN WHILE NOT NEAR VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERATING (TURNED OFF) AND WHILE USING EACH OF OUR TWO KEY FOBS AS THE PRIMARY FOB, ONCE WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN HER PLACE OF WORK. *TR